Just wanted to tell you about my "big" trip. I decided
to take the scenic route over two days instead of
flying in a couple of hours. Yes, there is camera
stuff in there too, and even Pentax camera stuff.
Day 1, Saturday 14th July 2001.
Got on the bus in my home-town of Gisborne, NZ. Took 4
hour bus trip to Napier. Pretty uneventful and I hate
travelling by bus. Then I hopped on the train. This
track is in danger of closing due to recent politics,
and privatisation of rail services. They stopped
services between Gisborne and Napier. But it is a
really nice journey. The train went to Wellington
taking 5� hours.
Then I stayed overnight in Wellington. Amused myself
by taking night photos out of the hotel window (9th
floor) with ye old MZ-30. Should be interesting. I
used a variety of shutter speeds.
Then I had my usual attack of the clumsies and cut my
toe on the step out of the shower. There was a lot of
blood around. But I didn't think to take a photo.
Besides I didn't want any of you males to faint at the
sight.
Day 2, Sunday 15th July 2001.
In the morning I took some daylight photos out of the
window. There were a couple of interesting old houses
just outside.
Then hopped on the Interislander Ferry. This takes
passengers between the North Island (where I live) and
the South Island (where Dave Mann gets all his
bargains). This takes 3 hours, or you can pay a bit
more and get the fast ferry. Now the ferry is one of
the best places in the country to see any camera ever
made (and hear any language/accent ever made). I saw
one girl with a Pentax, looked like a Spotmatic, but
she was covering the front and I was too shy to ask
for a look. Then I saw this lady with a Canon. And she
had a bigger lens than me-Wahhh! (?75-225). But I
suppose I shouldn't be too upset, of course my lens
was optically better. She should just wait until I get
my Tamron 60-300 going.
It was about now that I wished I had a longer lens.
This was not motivated by jealousy. It was just that
at this point (� hour out of Wellington) I discovered
there was a picture-postcard view of Mount Cook and
the Southern Alps in the distance. Mount Cook is the
highest peak in NZ. You can't usually see it from the
ferry, as it is in the South Island, and usually
covered by cloud I guess. The cloud was up higher
today.
Then I took another bus for two hours to arrive in
Nelson. I had a look around town today. There are
quite a few promising camera shops. I saw an SMC A28
in one. I forget the minimum aperture. It was NZ$120.
Maybe US$280-300. Is this a good price? Is it a good
lens? I don't have a 28 yet. Do I need one?
Jody.
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